Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe not identified

Main text scribe

Sephardi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Merchants'

• In the upper part
• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Variable

• Stable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

• Irregular spacing
• Nesting
• Puzzle-letters
• Writing on different levels

Variable size

• Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
• Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are not parallel
• Horizontal strokes are not parallel
• Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Ascenders are not parallel among them
• Descenders are not parallel among them

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib